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March 10, 1959 E HARMON CHILD'S GARMENT 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Feb. 11,1957 FIG.3

R E V m Esrher Harmon ATTORNEY March 10, 1959 E. HARMON 2,876,455 CHILD'S GARMENT Filed Feb. 11, 1957 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. Esrher HarmonATTORNEY March 1959 E. HARMON 2,876,455

CHILD'S GARMENT Filed Feb. 11, 1957 s Shets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR. EsiherHarmon ATTORNEY United States. Patent 7 2,876,455 "Patented Mar. 10,1959 CHILDS GARMENT Esther Harmon, New Canaan, Conn., assignor toSeymour Scram and Calvin D. Scram, doing business as Scram Bros, NewOrleans, La.

Application February 11, 1957, Serial No. 639,479

4 Claims. (Cl. 2-80) This invention relates to infants garments and,more particularly, to such garments having improvedconstructionalfeatures contributing to ease of size adjustment and todonning and removing of the garment.

Infants garments of the type to which the present invention is directedare generally known as one-piece garments, although they may comprisetwo separate sections permanently or releasably joined at the waistline. Such garments comprise a waist section and a panty section, withvarious arrangements being provided to facilitate the putting on andtaking off of the garment.

In accordance with the present invention novel onepiece garments of thistype are provided which have the appearance of two-piece garments. Thegarments have novel belt or strap constructions on the waist sectionwhereby this section may be" made to have a snug conforming fit. Thewaistband may further be of elastic material to assist such fit.

The panty section is a single piece including a back panel and a frontpanel joined by a narrower crotch panel, the back panel having sideflaps provided with fastener elements or means cooperable with similarelements or means on the front panel to removably secure the front panelto the side flaps. When the two panels are thus secured, they conjointlyform leg openings at each side of the panty section.

The leg openings may be bounded by elastic material for a snugconforming fit. As a further feature, the panty section may have alining of a suitable moistureproof nonpervious plastic material. Ifdesired, one of the fastener means for closing the waist may be madecooperable with a mating fastening means on the front panel of the pantysection to hold this panel removably in the closed position.

The waist and panty sections may be of the same color or of different orcontrasting colors, and special pleat arrangements may be provided toprevent the fastener elements contacting the infants skin.

For an understanding of the invention principles, reference is made tothe following description of typical embodiments thereof as illustratedin the accompanying drawings. In the drawings:

Figs. 1 and 2 are, respectively front and rear elevation views of oneembodiment of a garment according to the invention, the garment beingillustrated in the closed position;

Fig. 3 is a front elevation view of the same garment in the openposition;

Figs. 4 and 5 are, respectively, front and rear elevation views ofanother garment embodying the invention;

Fig. 6 is a rear elevation view of the same garment with the waist andpanty sections of different colors;

Fig. 7 is a partially open front elevation view of the same type ofgarment having a plastic panty liner and elastic legs;

Fig. 8 is a sectional view on the line 8-8 of Fig. 7;

Fig. 9 is a front elevation open view of a garment similar to that ofFig. 7 but without the plastic panty lining;

Figs. 10 and 11 are, respectively, front and rear closed elevation viewsof another garment embodying the invention;

Fig. 12 is an open front elevation view thereof;

Figs. 13 and 14 are sectional views on the correspondingly numberedlines of Fig. 12; and

Fig. 15 is a partial elevation view illustrating a modification of thegarment of Figs. 10-l4.

Referring to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the one-piece garment 15 thereinillustrated comprises a waist section 20 and a panty section 30 whichgive the effect of a two-piece garment. Waist section 20 includes a backpanel 21, front panels 22, 23, and arms 24 all suitably seamed togetherinto a unitary structure. 7

Panty section 30 comprises a single piece of fabric unitary with backpanel 21 of the waist and cut to form a back panel 31, narrower crotchpanel 32, and a front flap or panel 33. Back panel 31 has side flaps 34stitched thereto and extending therefrom.

Front panels 22 and 23 of waist section 20 have elongated straps 25extending from their edges, the free ends of these straps having pluralmating fastening elements 26 such as buttons and buttonholes, snapfasteners, hooks and eyes, and the like. When the garment is put on theinfant, panel 23 is designed to overlie panel 22, and has an aperture 27through which the strap 25 on panel 22 extends. The two straps arebrought around to the front of the garment and interconnected, theplural fastening elements providing for adjustment of the amount ofoverlap to provide a conforming fit to the waist.

Flaps 34 have fastener elements (buttons, buttonholes, snap fasteners,hooks or eyes) 36 along their outer edges cooperable with matingfastener elements 37 on the side edges of front panel 33 to close thepanty section. The side edges of crotch panel 32 are concave to providerounded leg openings. The plural fastener elements provide foradjustment of the overlap of panel 33 on flaps 34 to provide aconforming fit.

The garment 40 shown in Figs. 4-9 is essentially similar to that ofFigs. 1-3, and similar or corresponding parts have been given the samereference characters. Garment 40 of Figs. 4 and 5 differ from garment 15in that a strip 35 of elastic material is provided along the back of thewaist line, at the juncture of panels 21 and 31. This feature provides amore snug fit at the waistline.

The one-piece garment 40' of Fig. 6 differs from that of Figs. 4 and 5only in thatthe material of waist section 20' is a different color fromthat of panty section 30'.

In the one-piece garment 45 of Figs. 7 and 8, panty section 30 isprovided with a liner 41 of moisture proof non-porous plastic, such as avinyl or polyethylene resin. In addition, the concave side edges ofcrotch panel 32 have elastic strips 42 therealong to provide a snug fitaround the legs.

Garment 45' of Fig. 9 has the elastic leg strips 42 but not the plasticliner 41.

One-piece garment of Figs. 10-14 comprises a waist section joined by anelastic seam 111 to a panty section 130. Waist 120 comprises a backpanel 121, front panels 122, anns 123, and a collar 124. Front panels122 are pleated, as at 126, and belt sections 125 extend from the seamsjoining panels 122 to panel 121. The free edges of panels 122 areprovided with mating fastening elements 142 similar to those previouslymentioned.

Panty section comprises a back panel 131, crotch panel 132, front panel133, and side flaps 134 extending from panel 131. The edges of frontpanel 133 and side flaps l34are provided with plural mating fastenermeans 136, 137 which may be snap fasteners. From Figs. 12 and 13, itwill be noted that the edges of flaps 134 are reversely folded, as at138; so that fasteners 137 are kept out of contact with the infantsskin. Panty section 130 has a plastic liner 141, as in the embodiment'ofFig. 7. v 5

Elastic waist band 111 provides for a snug conforming fit, and pleats126 provide for size adjustment, with belts 125 also assisting aconforming fit. The plural fasteners 136, 137 provide for sizeadjustment of panty section 120.

A feature of this garment is the provision of fastener means 140, at theouter end of front panel 133, co-

operable with fastener means 142 on waist panels 122. For example,fastener 140 may be a button insertable through lower buttonholes onpanels 122.

Fig. 15 illustrates a modifiedv form of this garment in which the backpanel 121 of the waist section extends below elastic waistband 111', asat 112', to give the effect of a two-piece garment. I While specificembodiments of the invention have been shown and described in detail toillustrate the application of the invention principles, it will beunderstood that the invention may be embodied otherwise withoutdeparting from such principles.

What is claimed:

1. An infants garment comprising, in combination, a waist sectionincluding a back panel having lateral edges and a pair of front panelsextending from the lateral edges of said back panel; cooperable fastenermeans on said waist section front panels to close said waist section; aone-piece panty section including a back panel extending from the loweredge of the waist section back panel, a somewhat narrower and relativelyelongated crotch panel having concave longitudinal edges, a front panel'having upwardly extending lateral edges, and side-flaps extending fromthe lateral edges of the panty section back panel and having upwardlyextending substantially rectilinear free edges; the side flaps havingupper edges extending a substantial distance laterally from the junctionof the waist and panty section back panel to such rectilinear freeedges, and free of attachment to the waist section back panel; andinterengageable fastener means correspondingly spacedin longitudinalalignment along the free edges of said flaps and the lateral edges ofsaid panty section front panel; whereby said panty section front panelmay be adjustably positioned along said flaps, and releasably securedthereto, to provide for adjustable closing of said panty section.

2. An infant's garment as claimed in claim 1 including an elastic stripextending along the junction of the back panels of the waistand panty"sections.

3. An infants garment as claimed in claim 1 including fastener means 'atthe outer edge of said panty section front panel interengageable withfastener means on the front panels of said waist section.

4. An infants garment as claimed in claim 1 in which the panty sectionfastener means comprise snap fasteners; the outer edges of said flapsbeing reversely folded to provide fabric underlying the snap fastenersthereon.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS816,367 Pearson Mar. 27, 1906 881,640 Wimmel Mar. 10, 1908 1,292,703Carter Jan. 28, 1919 2,483,344 Kessner Sept. 27, 1949 2,520,357 BrennanAug. 29, 1950 2,524,221 Feeney, Oct. 3, 1950 2,576,812 Siegel N0v. 27,1951 2,734,194 Colvin Feb. 14, 1956 2,807,804 Miller Oct. 1, 19572,808,590 Siegel et a1. Oct. 8, 1957 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICECERTIFICATE OF CURRECTION Patent No 2,876,455 March 10, 1959 EstherHermon It is hereby certified that error appears in the above numberedpatent requiring correction and that the said Letters Patent shouldread. as cor rested below \n\ In the grant, lines 2 and 3, lines 12' and13,- and in the heading to the printed specification, lines 3, 4 and 5,name of assigne'e, for "Seymour Soram and Calvin D6 scram, doingbusiness as Scram Brosfi', each occurrence, read Seymour Schram andCalvin Di Schram, doing business as Sohram Bros Signed and sealed this14th day of July 1959,

(SEAL) Attest:

KARL EL. A LINE ROBIERTIC. WATSON Attesting Officer Conmissioner ofPatents

